Sun Microsystems said it is "disappointed" by Microsoft's decision to not include Java software in its Windows XP and Internet Explorer products, although analysts said the move could help Sun in ...

Since Microsoft won't include it as part of Windows XP, Sun is offering the new Java Virtual Machine for Microsoft's Windows XP as a free download.

Microsoft last week said that Sun's Java Virtual Machine (JVM) technology won't make an appearance in its new Windows XP desktop operating system. Prerelease copies of Windows XP and its new ...

Windows users must upgrade to Windows Vista or later to install Java 8.” It didn’t take long for the media to report on the story, with headlines like “Java support over for Windows XP”, “Windows XP: ...

Oracle has dispelled rumors that the upcoming security update for Java 7 and those it will release in the future might not work on Windows XP. “We expect all versions of Java that were supported ...

Customers also will be able to download and install any other JVM, including Sun's version, Kasiviswanathan said. He acknowledged that the decision to leave the Java code out of Windows XP was ...

July 18, 2001 -- Microsoft Corp. will not include its JVM in Windows XP or subsequent operating systems as part of a phaseout of the JVM following a January out-of-court settlement with Sun ...

Java is one of those things that you don’t need to download until the moment you do. Most computer users will go about their business without having to download Java for Windows.